In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eaton By Congleton like this:
EATON, a township-chapelry in Astbury parish, Cheshire; on the river Dane, 2 miles NNE of Congleton. Acres, 1, 224. Real property, £3, 078. Pop., 485. Houses, 100. Eaton Hall here is the seat of J.Antrobus, Esq.; and was rebuilt in the manner of Crew Hall. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chester. Value, £207. Patron, J.Antrobus, Esq. The church was built in 1857.
Eaton by Congleton through time
Eaton By Congleton is now part of Macclesfield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Macclesfield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eaton By Congleton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eaton by Congleton, in Macclesfield and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4526
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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